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O. W.-M0GUT'GHEN.

STOVE PIPE ATTACHMENT.

' Patented Mar. 24, 1885.

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Inventor 'To all whom it may concern: 7 W

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES w. MOGUTOHEN, or PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK.

STOVE-Pl PE ATTACH M ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 314,259, dated IMarch24, 1885.

Application filed May 21 Be it known that 1, CHARLES W. McOU'roH- EN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Peekskill, in the county ofWestchester and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulStove-Pipe Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shelves and racks that areattached to stovepipes; also to stove'pipe couplings and dampers, andhas for its object the embodiment of conveniences that will be useful inthe kitchen and nursery in a form that will be handy, ornamental, andout of the way, and of combining with them a form of damper that will beeasily applied to pipes, and can be held securely in any of severalpositions by means that will prevent its unduly closing and becoming asource of danger. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which similar letters refer to similarparts throughout the several Views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of my attachmentwhen applied to a pipe. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same with rack-rodand shelf removed. Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing how it is insertedin a pipe-joint, and how rack-rods and shelves are hooked to it,illustrating also how it may be used without a damper. Fig. 4 shows howwithout the rack flange I may use the attachment as a combined-couplingand damper.

In Fig. l, A A indicate the ends of two lengths of stove-pipe.

Bis clearly represented in Figs. 2 and 3, which show it to be one pieceof casting, having a flange, 1, of suitable width,(one and one fourthinch I find good in practice,) and a rim, 2, to enter the top length ofpipe, and rim 3,which receives the lower length of pipe. O is a woodenhandle attached to the projecting end of the damperspindle 4, the damperbeing suspended in place as shown in Fig. 2. Spindle 4 is made octagonalin shape, and has bearing upon it the spring D. When the damper isturned so that the spring rests upon one of the flat sides of thespindle, the damper will be firmly held in that position, so that noforce of draft or ordinary jarring can displace it. This gives threepoints at which the damper can be securely held-21 e. wide open, halfwayopen, and closed.

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5 is a scalloped apron ordownward-projecting flange, which is employedchiefly by" way of ornament, while at the same time it adds strength andstiffness to flange 1. Flange 1 might be made wide enough to serve as ashelf surrounding or partly surrounding the pipe; but such shelves areused and are often inconveniently in the way. I prefer to use shelvesthat are removable,as E, Fig. 1,which Iattach substantially in the samemanner as I do the rods, constituting a rack for towels or other clothsor garments, as shown in Fig. 3. Two rack-rods are shown at F Fin Fig.1, and one at F, Fig. 2. The latter shows how they are hooked into theholes 6 6, to the number of half a dozen or more,provided in flange 1. Ashort double angle is bent on the ends of the rods, and these, beingthrust easily in the holes, are supported as shown. When not in use,both the rods and shelves may be swung to one side or entirely removed.

Such shelves as E are useful not only in the kitchen to keep cookedvictuals warm, but when employed in the sitting-room or nursery watermay be tolerably well heated on them, and when used with stoves that aremade without suitable water-urns a vessel of water may be kept thereonfor moistening the air in rooms. Having the racks and shelvesinterchangeable will be found a great convenience for the nursery. Inthe work-shop such shelves will be found useful for keeping a glue-potheated. For all such purposes this form of removable shelf will be foundfar preferable to those that surround the pipe.

In Fig. 4 I show how my device may be used without the flange 1. In thisform it becomes a pipe-coupling and damper combined, which is a mostconvenient manner of inserting a damper, and in this I employ thespring-pressure on the damper-spindle, the whole affording a simple,safe, and easily-applied damper. Used without both the-flange l and thedamper G it becomes a pipe-coupling that overcomes the proverbialdifficulty of joining stove-pipes. (See Fig. 4.)

I disclaim the subject-matter of Patent No. 282,277.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A stove pipe attachment comprising ICO pipe-rims 2 and 3, perforatedflange B, ornavided with a flahsiclecl spindle, 4, substaning aflat-sided spindle, 4, all combined as and for the purpose described.

2. In combination with the stove-pipe A, rim 2, to enter a pipe, rim 3,to receive a pipe, central flange,B, spring D, and damper G, pro-CHARLES V. MCGUTGHEN.

XVilnesses:

FREDERICK LENT, NELSON G. FISHER.

mental flange 5, spring D, and damper G, hav- I tizrlly as shown.

